Past tense of curl
regular verb
The past tense of curl is curled. The past participle is also curled.
Forms of curl
| Base form (V1) | curl /kɜːl/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | curled |
| Past participle (V3) | curled |
| Present participle | curling /ˈkəɹlɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | curls |
Curled in a sentence
- He picked the ball up about forty yards out on the left wing, left a trail of Arsenal defenders in his wake, and curled the ball round Geoff Barnett as he came right out into the far corner.1998, Nick Hornby, Fever Pitch, page 70
- Clouds curled down from the mountains.1977, Scott O'Dell, Carlota, page 1
- He looked like a baby zebra, curled up in his stripy T-shirt.From the entry stripy
- Aww, look at the kitten curled up in her lap!From the entry aww
- The cat will wake up in a tightly curled position, then untuck her head, and gradually her limbs, and then stretch.From the entry untuck
Meaning of curl
- noun A curving piece or lock of hair; a ringlet.
- noun A curved stroke or shape.
- noun A spin making the trajectory of an object curve.
Questions about the past tense of curl
- What is the past tense of curl?
- The past tense of curl is curled.
- What is the past participle of curl?
- The past participle of curl is curled.
- Is curl a regular or irregular verb?
- Curl is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: curl (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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